Mumbai: A 32-year-old man survived with grievous injuries on his right forearm after a stone hit him while travelling on a local train on Thursday night. The Government Railway Police (GRP) officials said they are investigating the incident and have formed a team including Railway Protection Force (RPF) and city police to trace the accused.

Mumbai: In order to bring transparency in its dealings with passengers, Railway Police Force officials would soon don body cameras, which will record their interactions with commuters. The WR has already procured the first such camera. A senior official said passengers had frequent complaints about rude behaviour; by introducing body cameras, the Railway authorities can monitor everyone.

Mumbai: A 51-year-old Railway Protection Force (RPF) official attempted to commit suicide by jumping in front of an oncoming train on Monday morning. He now survives with grievous leg injuries, whereby he has lost both his legs and is being treated at a city hospital.

Mumbai: A Railway Police Force official helped a four year old reunite with her mother who was separated while boarding a local train. The Mulund RPF official immediately attended the train in which the child had boarded the train and brought him to the RPF office.

Mumbai: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) officials seized unaccounted cash and gold ornaments worth Rs 1.10 crore from two persons in Nagpur on Friday. Based on a tip off, the RPF intercepted one person in Mumbai-bound Duranto Express and seized Rs 30 lakh unaccounted cash that he was carrying on its way to Mumbai.

Mumbai: A shocking incident took place two days back where a 19-year-old medical student was robbed and then pushed off a moving train near Juinagar railway station, but the police are yet to arrest the accused.

Mumbai: The continuous announcements made at Thane station initiated by Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel helped a 12-year-old boy to reunite with his family members on Thursday morning. The boy was travelling with his family members and was separated from them as he could not alight from the train due to the peak hour rush.

Mumbai: A horrifying incident came to light on Tuesday, when a stray dog who accidentally boarded a ladies compartment was allegedly beaten up Railway Police Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel from Western Railways (WR). During its five-hour journey, the dog was beaten thrice by the RPF and GRP officials.

Mumbai: A 16-year-old girl was saved by an alert RPF official after she attempted to commit suicide by slashing her wrist on Friday. The RPF staffer rushed to save the girl and managed to get her medical attention within the golden hour (the first hour after a traumatic injury, when emergency treatment is most likely to be successful).

Mumbai : It’s nine years since attacks of 2008 led to the transition of security apparatus of Mumbai’s railway stations from local to national with intelligence wing keeping a hawk’s eye view on the ground level readiness. The current strength of Railway Protection Force (RPF) on central railway is 5400 (1923 for Mumbai suburban division), which has almost doubled as compared to the strength in 2008.

Mumbai: A high drama ensued at Kurla station when a mobile robber inflicted self-injuries on his hand after he was nabbed after a long chase by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) staffer on Thursday. The accused inflicted self-injuries in order to scare the RPF staffer and also threatened to complaint against him in the court.

Mumbai: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) has rescued a minor girl, who ran away from home in Aurangabad, from Dadar station on Sunday. The girl allegedly was fed up of her father’s drinking problem and had left home in a fit of rage. On Sunday, RPF staffer Sachin Apil spotted a minor girl walking aimlessly at platform 6 of Dadar station.

Mumbai: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) in Mumbai Central, a unit of western railway has launched a new mobile application called ‘Eyewatch railways’ for the security of women commuters on the western line. This application has been launched for the women commuters travelling on the route between Churchgate and Borivali stations.

Mumbai: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of western railway has sought for an additional 400 personnel, citing staff crunch to manage peak hour crowd. The move comes two days after the incident of stampede at Elphinstone Road bridge which killed 23 persons.

Mumbai: After the Elphinstone Bridge stampede claimed the lives of at least 23 persons the focus has been on increasing the presence of Railway Protection Staff (RPF) on the crowded foot overbridge at Elphinstone. When Free Press Journal reporter visited the spot, on Tuesday, at least six RPF staffers from Dadar were posted at the exit point and the main bridge.

Mumbai: Swift action taken by both on-duty Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP) at Curry Road station led to the arrests of two mobile robbers on Friday. The railway police officials chased the two offenders after they heard cries of ‘chor chor’ from a commuter who alighted at Currey Road station.

Mumbai: The Nagpur division of Railway Protection Force (RPF) have seized two separate consignments of liquor bottles on the same day which were to be carried illegally to Nagpur on a long- distance train on Monday. The RPF officials have intercepted a total consignment of more than 400 bottles of country-made liquor.

Mumbai: The railway police at Kurla is investigating into the incident of an RPF official who allegedly stamped on national flag badges in the process of driving away hawkers on Monday night, ahead of the Independence Day celebrations on Tuesday.

Mumbai: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) have beefed up security at all railway stations on Independence Day by increasing platform patrolling, a separate team for sabotage checking and monitoring of empty rakes late on Monday evening. The highest number consisting of 2,100 RPF staffers would be deployed at railway stations on the central line.